Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Carl B. Stokes (1927-1996)
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Joseph “King” Oliver (1885-1938)
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Rafael Payare (1980- )
Alexander Ashbourne's biscuit-cutter, Patent No. 170,460, November 30, 1875
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Alexander P. Ashbourne (1820-1915)

Explore Global African History

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Ronald Noble (1956 -)
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Marielle Franco (1979-2018)
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Alfonso I [King] (?-1543)
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Joan Armatrading (1950- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Challenging Caste and Race: The Campaign for Integrated Higher Education in the Reconstruction Era
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Border Love on the Rio Grande: African American Men and Latinas in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas (1850-1940)
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Sam Langford: History’s Forgotten Boxer
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What Can I Do with A Black Studies Major? Five Hundred Answers Provided by Robert Fikes, Jr.

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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